Deep Purple Meet Russian President

Legendary rock band Deep Purple took tea with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Posted on Mar 24, 2011 11:44 am

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Legendary rock band Deep Purple took tea with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, March 23 at his residence outside Moscow.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the rock-loving president said he used to play rock music when he was a DJ at school parties. "It was an unusual discotheque because hard rock was the main music there," he said.
Medvedev said that before spinning rock records at school parties, he had to have his playlist approved by the communist party's youth organization, Komsomol.
Upon meeting the president, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice presented Medvedev with a set of drum sticks.
The Russian politician said that he had been a Deep Purple fan for 33 years: "When I started listening to Deep Purple, of course I could not imagine that I would be sitting with you at this table just like that."
Thanks for the report to Andrew Vaughan, Gibson.com.

Crofty89 wrote:
vinnym86 wrote:
well, atleast its more news-worthy than "Ozzy Forgets To Butter Toast", or other stories U-G likes running...
And a day later the story on Laim Gallagher commenting "Ozzy f***in' Ozbourne must be pretty thick to forget to butter 'is toast. None of Beady Eye are that thick. Noel might be though."

Who started the whole "In soviet Russia" thing? It just proves you are a mentally unstable person for trying to get attention on the internet using this pathetic citation you probably didn't even come up with. This isn't 4-chan.
Anyhow... My uncle collected banned records in his youth too. Probably anyone who was a child in the soviet union did. Rock is a thing that speaks to your mind and soul and I think kids get interested in it anywhere, whether it's in America or Soviet Russia.

MatasTeen wrote:
Who started the whole "In soviet Russia" thing? It just proves you are a mentally unstable person for trying to get attention on the internet using this pathetic citation you probably didn't even come up with. This isn't 4-chan.
Anyhow... My uncle collected banned records in his youth too. Probably anyone who was a child in the soviet union did. Rock is a thing that speaks to your mind and soul and I think kids get interested in it anywhere, whether it's in America or Soviet Russia.

I have an issue of Led's "Stairway to Heaven" printed in vynil that has both original and translated lyrics. Not speaking about a bunch of rock-n-roll records my friend's father has.
So yeah, tell *me* about banning rock-and-roll in USSR, duh.

mark3777 :
MatasTeen wrote:
Who started the whole "In soviet Russia" thing? It just proves you are a mentally unstable person for trying to get attention on the internet using this pathetic citation you probably didn't even come up with. This isn't 4-chan.
Anyhow... My uncle collected banned records in his youth too. Probably anyone who was a child in the soviet union did. Rock is a thing that speaks to your mind and soul and I think kids get interested in it anywhere, whether it's in America or Soviet Russia.
it's from Family guy. Peter's new car says things like "In soviet russia road forks you"

mark3777 wrote:
MatasTeen wrote:
Who started the whole "In soviet Russia" thing? It just proves you are a mentally unstable person for trying to get attention on the internet using this pathetic citation you probably didn't even come up with. This isn't 4-chan.
Anyhow... My uncle collected banned records in his youth too. Probably anyone who was a child in the soviet union did. Rock is a thing that speaks to your mind and soul and I think kids get interested in it anywhere, whether it's in America or Soviet Russia.
it's from Family guy. Peter's new car says things like "In soviet russia road forks you"

No. It was started by a Russian comedian named Yakov Smirnoff. Peter even mentions him before the car says that. Damn...

JimDawson wrote:
almadacr wrote:
What`s next , axl invites Ozzy for some tosts and DP for tea ?????
If Axl invited Ozzy for some DP instead of tea, now THAT would be news and something to tell your friends!

You just couldnt leave it could you, you had to go to far on this one.

Giorgi wrote:
Crofty89 wrote:
vinnym86 wrote:
well, atleast its more news-worthy than "Ozzy Forgets To Butter Toast", or other stories U-G likes running...
And a day later the story on Laim Gallagher commenting "Ozzy f***in' Ozbourne must be pretty thick to forget to butter 'is toast. None of Beady Eye are that thick. Noel might be though."
Oh my god... this is so funny. Keep the ozzy jokes coming please.

And a day later the story on Laim Gallagher commenting "Ozzy f***in' Ozbourne must be pretty thick to forget to butter 'is toast. None of Beady Eye are that thick. Noel might be though."
And Matt Sorum, about Velvet Revolver's new mystery singer : "I can tell you just one thing : The guy knows how to butter a toast.".

Joe-Floyd-lover wrote:
In Soviet Russia, The water is on smoke.
In Swiss Montreux, Smoke is on the water.
that's the best I got..
And is this considered news?

Yes, because it is. How isn't it news? I think it's fair enough when people complain about the crap that appears on UG, but some articles just don't deserve the criticism.
If it isn't news, why did you click on it?